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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Website Spotlight: Money-Saving Sites

School
has begun again, and with it comes all of the expenses that college
students are responsible for. Many classes require pricey textbooks that
often take up a large portion of college students’ budgets. This
outrageous amount of money spent on textbooks could be put toward other
college expenses such as room and board, tuition or groceries. Finding
deals on buying and renting textbooks is the best way for college
students to finish the semester with money in their wallets. Luckily,
there are many websites out there to help college students find the best
deals on their textbooks.

Here are the top 5 websites to help ease the financial burden of buying and renting textbooks:

1.CampusBooks.com: This leading
textbook price comparison website is a one-stop shop for students and
parents to find the best, most affordable textbooks each semester.
The website offers a “Buy vs. Rent” price prediction tool to help users
decide confidently whether buying or renting their textbooks is a
better deal based on current and future estimated textbook prices. The
tool includes a side-by-side analysis of the options available for each
textbook, historic buyback prices and a purchasing questionnaire to help
students make an informed decision and ultimately save them the most
money.

2.Amazon:
To find your textbook on Amazon, a simple search will get top results.
Amazon will show multiple sellers of the textbook and odds are there are
sellers who have listed the textbook used at a good price. Students can
buy, rent and sell textbooks and e-books through Amazon. Amazon also
allows students to have their books shipped quickly to make sure to have
the book on time.

3.Chegg:
Chegg is an easy search engine where the user enters the ISBN, title or
author’s name and it will list the price for the physical textbook as
well as the electronic version. This site is a good resource for
students who like to rent their books because it is often cheaper to
rent using Chegg. Chegg provides an electronic version of textbooks to
students who need to access their book while the physical copy is
shipping.

4.Textbooks.com:
For students looking for a straightforward textbook website,
Textbooks.com offers students an easy search to find the book they need
quickly. This website allows students to buy, rent and also sell
textbooks. Textbooks.com offers a best price guarantee and free shipping
over $25, so students know they are getting a great deal.

5.Boundless:
Boundless provides ready-to-use online content, study materials and
assessment items to make learning more effective in addition to renting
and selling textbooks. Boundless lets students search for specific
textbooks by subject, author or ISBN or browse through subject
categories. The website also offers a 30-day money back and free return
shipping on rentals.